HB93 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Animals, animal shelters, animal control, animal shelter owner, operator, manager, or director required to compile monthly report detailing number of animals entering facility and the disposition of the animals, and required to make report available to the public

Summary

HB93 would require Alabama animal shelters to compile a monthly census of incoming animals and their disposition and to publish this information for the public.

What This Bill Does

Shelters must prepare a monthly report showing how many animals entered the facility from specified sources and what happened to them (e.g., adopted, returned to owner, transferred, euthanized, died, transferred to research, or sterilized after arrival). The report must be publicly accessible in electronic or paper form and include the shelter’s care costs (excluding salaries). Reports must be submitted within 30 days after each month’s end, kept for at least three years, and include a certification of accuracy.

Who It Affects

• Animal shelters (owners, operators, managers, or directors) in Alabama who must collect, compile, and publish the monthly intake and disposition data and related costs.
• The public and other stakeholders who may access the published monthly reports (and may request copies for a reasonable fee).

Key Provisions

• Defines 'animal shelter' and 'publish' and requires monthly reporting of intake numbers by source (owner surrender, strays, other shelters, animal control, other) and disposition (adopted, released to owner, transferred, euthanized for overcrowding/health/behavior, died, transferred to research, sterilized after arrival).
• Requires reporting of species-specific intake and detailed disposition outcomes, plus the costs of housing, maintenance, feeding, medications, transfers, euthanasia, and other care (excluding salaries).
• Requires reports to be provided within 30 days after the end of each month, publicly accessible, and allowable to be published in electronic or paper form; allows a reasonable copying fee; and mandates three years of retention for annual reports.
• Each report must include a certification of accuracy by the person preparing it; reports are public records and accessible to the public; defines the act as the 'Animal Census Reporting Act'; sets the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Animals